Diseases

Lagophthalmos

Inability to close eyelids completely.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Inability to close eyelids completely.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Blink Lagophthalmos
  • Cicatricial Lagophthalmos
  • Iatrogenic Lagophthalmos
  • Nocturnal Lagophthalmos
  • Paralytic Lagophthalmos
  • Lagophthalmos, Blink
  • Lagophthalmos, Cicatricial
  • Lagophthalmos, Iatrogenic
  • Lagophthalmos, Nocturnal
  • Lagophthalmos, Paralytic

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Eyelid Diseases (1975-2022)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C11w.300.750w
  2. C11w.338.714w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lagophthalmos. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092164. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092164
  2. Lagophthalmos. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagophthalmos
  3. Lagophthalmos. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620918